1. Put these events in order: A. Congress proposed a final version of the Bill of Rights to the states.
B. James Madison spoke to the House of Representatives about the importance of a bill of rights.
C. The ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights were ratified by the states and became part of the Constitution.
D. Congress began preparing a Bill of Rights.
B.
D.
A.
C.
2. Describe each of the four ways an amendment can be proposed and ratified.
Four ways an amendment can be proposed and ratified are if Congress propoeses a 2/3 vote in both houses and then either is ratified by the state legislatures of 3/4 (38) of the states. Or if it is ratified by conventions held in 3/4 (38) of the states.
Or a national convention called by Congress requests an amendment by 2/3 (34) of the state legislatures. Then it can either be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures or it can be ratified by conventions in 3/4 of the states.
3. How does the amendment process reflect the idea of democracy?
The amendment process reflects the idea of democracy because it goes through all the
stages in government from state to national and the people have a say.
4. Why did James Madison propose a bill of rights?
James Madison proposed a Bill of Rights because it would earn the people's trust and lay a solid foundation for the new republic.
5. Which proposal method was used to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights was proposed by Congress and then it was ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures.
6. Why did they decide to place the Bill of Rights at the end instead of throughout the Constitution?
A. Congress proposed a final version of the Bill of Rights to the states.
B. James Madison spoke to the House of Representatives about the importance of a bill of rights.
C. The ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights were ratified by the states and became part of the Constitution.
D. Congress began preparing a Bill of Rights.
B.
D.
A.
C.
Or a national convention called by Congress requests an amendment by 2/3 (34) of the state legislatures. Then it can either be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures or it can be ratified by conventions in 3/4 of the states.
stages in government from state to national and the people have a say.